Machines love to talk too: Introducing the HR.info API

Machines love to talk too: Introducing the HR.info API

Today we are excited to launch the “application programming interface” (API) for the Humanitarianresponse.info platform. Using these APIs, developers can pull HR.info’s operational data and website taxonomy to build tools to support humanitarian operations and extend the functionality of the platform.

The APIs are in the beta state but stable enough for developers to build their applications on. The advance parameters provided with the API will help users filter specific data they need from the Humanitarianresponse.info platform.

We have already started making use of these APIs by leveraging the operations APIs i.e. country websites and revamped the interactive operational map where we show the current country websites launched under Humanitarianresponse.info.

Using the operational content e.g. Event APIs, cluster, coordination or other thematic meetings can be easily pulled by other websites or apps to build custom calendars in their required design. We have also exposed most of the taxonomy and we encourage the developer community to build their tools using these standard terms for better interoperability i.e. information exchange and future integration. Existing users in HR.info wanting to bulk import their content in HR.info can also benefit using these APIs and use the taxonomy to prepare their data for csv templates.